

Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Before The Texas Chainsaw Massacre... there was Ed.
The shocking true-life tale of Ed Gein, the infamous murderer and grave robber who inspired many of Hollywood's most iconic on-screen killers.
Seasons

Miniseries
8 episodes
Serial killer. Grave robber. Psycho. In the frozen fields of 1950s rural Wisconsin, a friendly, mild-mannered recluse named Eddie Gein lived quietly on a decaying farm - hiding a house of horrors so gruesome it would redefine the American nightmare. Driven by isolation, psychosis, and an all-consuming obsession with his mother, Gein's perverse crimes birthed a new kind of monster that would haunt Hollywood for decades. From Psycho to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to The Silence of the Lambs, Gein's macabre legacy gave birth to fictional monsters born in his image and ignited a cultural obsession with the criminally deviant. Ed Gein didn't just influence a genre -- he became the blueprint for modern horror.
Episodes
Cast

Charlie Hunnam
Ed Gein

Olivia Williams
Alma Reville

Laurie Metcalf
Augusta Gein

Tom Hollander
Alfred Hitchcock

Suzanna Son
Adeline Watkins

Vicky Krieps
Ilse Koch

Lesley Manville
Bernice Worden

Joey Pollari
Anthony Perkins

Charlie Hall
Frank Worden

Tyler Jacob Moore
Sheriff Art Schley